
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
154 | 258 | 265 | 255 | 354 | 427 | 395 | 292 | 284 | 280 | 258 | 142 | 346 | 279 | 286 | 314 | 395 | 574 | 681 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.90m | 3:39PM1.93m | 4:02AM1.91m | 4:25PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.12m | 9:25AM0.11m | 9:51PM0.12m | 10:14AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
154 | 258 | 265 | 255 | 250 | 188 | 184 | 170 | 284 | 280 | 178 | 131 | 346 | 253 | 286 | 276 | 266 | 198 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 17 | S 17 | E 14 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
71 | 42 | 18 | 21 | 354 | 427 | 395 | 292 | 13 | 6 | 95 | 142 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 25 | 160 | 217 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 182 | 258 | 165 | 265 | 279 | 271 | 314 | 395 | 574 | 681 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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